Vice President, Business Development

Vice President, Business Development

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is looking for a Vice President, Business Development for its rapidly expanding Services Business Unit. We're seeking an individual with an entrepreneurial drive to identify and secure business opportunities with new and existing customers where our capabilities can create superior value for customers and the company. Someone who can take a principled approach to build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships based on trust and integrity.

This role can be based in Scottsdale, AZ or remotely within the U.S. and will require 25-50% travel to accomplish business objectives.

This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

At Koch Industries, our Principle Based Management philosophy is at the center of how we do business, and as an employee, you will begin your journey of understanding and applying the way we do business in your everyday work.

Responsibilities include:

• Understand the Solar and BESS Services market and help establish short and long-range strategic plans for sales (O&M, Repowering, Restoration, etc.)
• Lead organic sales growth by establishing relationships with new customers and identifying opportunities that lead to mutually beneficial transactions.
• Collaborate with customers to understand their needs and develop creative solutions for maintenance and service opportunities for their solar and BESS assets promoting long term partnerships built on trust
• Apply lessons learned to drive continuous improvement into the sales process and understanding of the market
• Lead deal negotiations and contracting by leveraging internal capabilities and SMEs
• Partner with other DEPCOM Business Development resources to optimize the overall customer value and promote DEPCOM's One Source Solution philosophy
• Develop proposals highlighting DEPCOM's capabilities that meet customers' needs and reflect risk adjusted pricing
• Participate in customer engagements, trade shows, industry events, etc. to build confidence in DEPCOM's capabilities to foster preferred partnerships that provide mutual benefit

Qualifications include:

• Experience in the power and utility sector with exposure to renewables
• Experience selling and providing utility/energy services
• Exposure to O&M, repower, restoration, and other service offerings through OEM, EPC, or subcontracting
• Understanding of energy markets and how various customer types (utility, IPP, developer, etc.) view/prioritize services
• Experience in developing pricing strategies and negotiating agreements with customers, vendors, or partners to achieve favorable outcomes
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship now or in the future
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time based on business need
• Detailed knowledge of solar and BESS maintenance strategies and familiarity with equipment used in utility scale solar and BESS facilities
• Experience as an asset owner

For this role, we anticipate paying $180,000 - $230,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, DEPCOM Power is a leading energy solutions partner for the utility solar and broader energy industries, providing project development support, engineering, procurement and construction, energy storage, repowering and operations and maintenance services. Our highly skilled team of conventional and renewable power industry experts work to deliver the lowest cost of energy and the highest rate of return.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

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